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Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood
Cornus sericea 'SMNCSBD'
Also called arctic fire yellow and arctic fire yellow red-osier dogwood
Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood blooms from May through June.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood
Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 2–7. Expect it to reach about 4.5 ft tall and 6 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 3 years (a house reading).
What was checked
Mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant, with what the sources could not settle written down; years to mature size rests on a recorded house rule where no publisher states one, and is marked so; its common name and alternate names have not been checked yet. Each fact above carries its own mark. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood
Plant Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 5, the middle of its hardy zones 2 to 7, spring means April to June and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms from May to June.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 5, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 5 in April. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood get?
4.5 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult6 ftwideSee Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood about 6 ft apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity were checked against 9 published sources on September 26, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- Proven Winnersheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags and pests
- Missouri Botanical GardenPlant Findersun, water, bloom months and color, soil, diseases and pests
- NC State ExtensionPlant Toolboxsun, bloom months and color, trait tags, diseases, pests and toxicity
- plants.minorsgardencenter.comNetPS Plant Finder (Minor's Garden Center, Wisconsin)height, spread, hardiness zones, bloom months and color, trait tags and soil
- Plant Addictsheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water and soil
- University of Minnesota Extensionsun, water, bloom months and color and soil
- arborvalleynursery.comArbor Valley Nurseryheight, hardiness zones, water and pests
- US plant patent (Google Patents)Google Patentsbloom months and color and diseases
- Plants For A Futuretrait tags and toxicity
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
Good to know about Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.
Safety
The bitter red fruit is not for eating; USDA calls it poisonous to humans, though ASPCA does not list it as toxic to dogs or cats. per USDA and ASPCA
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